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Using the sensory garden as a tool to enhance the educational development and social interaction of children with special needs
Author(s) -
HUSSEIN HAZREENA
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2009.01435.x
Subject(s) - affordance , special educational needs , psychology , sensory system , special needs , applied psychology , pedagogy , developmental psychology , special education , medical education , cognitive psychology , medicine , psychiatry
This study summarises the findings based on two case study sensory gardens in the United Kingdom, in terms of the educational development and social interaction of children with special needs and the staff who care for them. The aim was to observe and record the users' behaviour when engaging with features in the sensory garden. The data collection included interviews with teachers and therapists, and behavioural observation, which was used in conjunction with affordance theory. The study was supported with a few noteworthy incidents that the author recorded as anecdotal evidence. A selection of photographs was chosen to illustrate these incidents.